Andrewartha and Trewartha are
Cornish family name
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s.
Etymology
''Cornish Names'' says:
*Nouns:
**"tre" a "town", feminine, maybe a hamlet or house
**"tref: village, town",
Brythonic
Brittonic or Brythonic may refer to:
*Common Brittonic, or Brythonic, the Celtic language anciently spoken in Great Britain
*Brittonic languages, a branch of the Celtic languages descended from Common Brittonic
*Britons (Celtic people)
The Br ...
Celt Welsh about 4-500 AD
*Adjectives:
**"Wartha": "upper" (maybe higher or greater or on a hill)
***cf. "Wollas": "lower" (maybe smaller or lesser or in a valley, of the two).
*Definite article:
**"An" used as: "of the", "in the", "on the", "at the", in place names. Brythonic Celt
Cornish language
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(Dexter, p. 18).
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Trewartha
Trewartha and Andrewartha are Cornish family names (and placename, Dexter). There are places called Trewartha in the parishes of Merther, St Agnes, St Neot and Veryan.
According to the ''Handbook of Cornish Names'' by G. Pawley White, "Trew ...
" (p. 25), and "Andrewartha" (p. 60).
The ''Handbook of Cornish Names''
[G. Pawley White, ''A Handbook of Cornish Names'', 1981.] states: "Trewartha" is a Cornish name meaning "Upper Farm" or "Upper Homestead".
People
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Herbert Andrewartha
Professor Herbert George Andrewartha, BS (UWA), MAgSc (Melb), DSc (Adel), FAA, (21 December 1907 – 27 January 1992) was a distinguished Australian research scientist in the fields of entomology, biology, zoology and animal ecology.
Early life
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(1907–1992), Australian research scientist in the fields of entomology, biology, zoology and animal ecology
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Janet Andrewartha
Janet Andrewartha (16 September 1951) is an Australian television and theatre actress. Andrewartha began her career as a music teacher before attending drama school. She graduated in 1979and began securing television and theatre roles.
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(born 1952), Australian actress
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John Andrewartha
John Andrewartha (25 August 1839 – 7 November 1916) was an English architect and civil engineer.
Early life and education
John Andrewartha was born at Falmouth, Cornwall, the son of William Guy and Sarah Elizabeth Andrewartha. He trained as ...
, Cornish-born American architect and civil engineer
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Roy Andrewartha
Roy Andrewartha (23 April 1938 – 15 October 2020) was a Welsh professional snooker player.
Career
Born in 1938, Andrewartha lost in the 1976 final of the English Amateur Championship to Chris Ross. He played in the World Amateur Snooker ...
, Welsh snooker player, finalist at the 1977, 1978, 1979 &
1984 World Snooker Championship
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Jake Andrewartha
Jake Andrewartha, (born 24 December 1989 in Claremont, Australia) is an Australian judoka. He competed at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the +100 kg event.
Junior career
Jake Andrewartha started judo when he w ...
, Australian Olympian judoka,
2014 Commonwealth Games
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Medalist and professional wrestler
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